London Free Press

Western University: On-campus protesters building ‘more permanent’ base

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Western University pledged to take action as an on-campus encampment protesting Israel nears the two-month mark with students bringing in new materials to build a fortified barricade, school officials say. Officials on Friday cited “egregious abuse” in the University Community Centre – adjacent to the pro-Palestine encampment, in place since May 8 – and other […]

Owen Sound Sun Times South Bruce Grey Health Centre

Protestors and police feature at hospital organization’s AGM in Walkerton

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When Jana White and a few dozen other people disappointed in their local hospital organization arrived at the Best Western Plus parking lot to protest Wednesday night in Walkerton, a police officer greeted them and asked them to vacate the area. White said the Save the Durham Hospital committee protestors made it a few steps […]

London Free Press

Union blames province as London-area Children’s Aid Society cuts jobs

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The London-area child welfare agency is cutting jobs and overhauling some services in the face of a “significant” budget shortfall that its union blames on inadequate provincial funding. Nineteen unionized and four management jobs are affected by the shake-up, said the Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex. Its executive director said spending cuts alone, […]